Many of us were out spending on Boxing Day

New figures from Paymark show bargain hunters spent 62.2 million dollars on Saturday. -- excluding hospitality.

That figure is down 2.2 per cent on last year.

But Paymark spokesperson Paul Brislen says it's much better than expected -- given the year we've had.

He says spending was up 20 per cent compared with some Saturdays in early November -- which will make retailers happy.